He is far from being a troll. If you carefully read his posts, you will find that they are very educational. He's been trying to enlighten you all along but you appear to be too dense to be penetrated by the light. And so, you remain in the dark about most things. When you realise he is a beacon of hope in this mad world, you will thank him.

Your Philosopher pal, there, on the other hand, bears all the hallmarks of a deranged troll. Like Charles Manson, who believed a Beatles album said it all in code, he will tell you about the Book that you are too stupid to interpret, and that he has the right exegesis. Only he doesn't realise that the recommended "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" would not work with someone like Manson, who would kiss his feet and expect the same reciprocity besides other things...

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"Empty cognizance of one taste, suffused with knowing, is your unmistaken nature, the uncontrived original state. when not altering what is, allow it to be as it is, and the awakened state is right now spontaneously present."

Erm, by insults you mean "transcendental troll" right? Shouldn't deschainXIX be the one to get "tired," nesgirl?

And Desert, ever heard of someone being wrong or deluded when facts stare them in the face and someone being kind and cool enough to point that out for them?

So quit whining like babies and take criticism.

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"Empty cognizance of one taste, suffused with knowing, is your unmistaken nature, the uncontrived original state. when not altering what is, allow it to be as it is, and the awakened state is right now spontaneously present."

Now we are in a fine fix. How do you test a mind for being functional, or delusional?

The base question is, what is life, specifically, life for a mind?

It is written that the heart of man shall be tested. One says that heart is in the chest, one says that heart is a metaphor for mind, what it takes in, is the same as what is inside, and what is inside is what is put out for life. Metaphor indeed!

In reality it is tested with every judgment, just like the lungs are tested with every breath.

For example, a normal human being would say that the Book is contradictory from the start. Take, for example, the two stories of creation. One appears to be a blessing, the other a curse. How stupid does someone have to be to buy into the idea that a great intelligence could start a Book like that?

Then along comes someone as says look, do not examine by appearance, but examine using standards. Such a difference between the two. What does one do? Clearly the two stories contradict each other. It is apparent.

One says they are contradictions, and the other says;

The Serpent spoke in the name of the Lord. What he said came to pass. God confirmed his words, marriage was attained. Man became like God. Man was given dominion over the earth. They say the same thing, but only appear different.

But still one insists, no, one is good and one is bad, just look at them! In one God is pleased, and the other He is angry. In one there is no evil serpent, in the other there is this big bad snake. The other simply says, judge not by appearance, but by righteous judgment. And, do not be a respecter of persons, great or small. But the other insists, God said this, God said that. . . oh dear. You offend our God!

Oh, what a delusion, this one has, he cannot see that they plainly contradict themselves. That God is either supreme or that God is a myth.

How do you test a functional mind? Is it possible, to write a text to test the functionality of a mind? Not hardly, no way! It was written thousands of years ago, similar stories, all different!

Well, the standard IQ test. Which one of these things is the same, and which one really not like the others?

If the mind is responsible for behavior, I suppose you test it like anything else, is it functional, is it making its designed product. Who cares about your religion, philosophy, or opinions, what does it actually do?

Is life really a circus, do we in fact have god on a string, or, is something else actually happening?